Where does “holocamera” come from?
holocamera (English) comes from English camera, from New Latin camera obscura, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
holocamera (English): A holographic camera
Definitions
- A holographic camera
Ancestry of “holocamera”, step by step
holocamera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English camera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | camera | A device for taking still or moving pictures or... |
| 2 | New Latin | camera obscura | dark chamber |
| 3 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |